hold on to坚持,固守
例句:They determined to hold on to the last.
他们决定坚持到最后。
2.Even so, the people of Bengahzi had been celebrating today, believing that the balance of power has now swung in their favour.
in one's favour对某人有利
例句:Two witness testify against her and one in her favour.
有两个证人的证词对她不利,另一个人的对她有利。
3.And we got a wide range of tools in addition to our military efforts to support that policy.
in addition to除……之外,并且……
例句:In addition to French, he has to study Japanese.
除了法语外,他还得学日语。
4.A source close to him told the BBC the president would not stand down and would call elections later in the year.
stand down暂时辞退
例句:The president has stand down after five year in office.
总统执政五年后已经引退。
1.The President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh has insisted that the majority of Yemenis still support him.
insist【用法一】 v. 坚决要求;坚持要;一定要
例1:we insisted on his apology.
我们要他赔礼道歉。
例2: she insisted on seeing us home.
她坚持要送我们回家。
例3: i insisted on their arriving there ahead of time.